I downloaded a theme for the 9700 (as the creator said it would work), and it seem to work so far. I am wondering now though if this is just this particular theme, or would any theme for the 9700 work on the 8900?

That's why I am asking.
So far though, this particular theme is working fine on my phone, but it also may have been created like that (to run on both types). But since I have never ran across this issue before, I thought I'd ask.

All I'm saying is you can't generalize. I don't know much about themes, except reading accounts of people who installed a theme that was written for a different model. That, and poorly designed themes. The fact that particular theme works seems to me the exception rather than the rule. Verify a theme will work on your device before installing it.

So what it comes down to is if you are running 4.6 on your 8900 then you can use any 9700 that was also designed for 4.6. If you are running 5.0, then you can use Any 9700 themes (untill 6.0 themes start coming out for the 9700).

Ok, for information.
The past day I have spent downloading 9700 themes to my phone, and trying every thing I could on them. And with the exception of one, they all worked on my 8900 (the problem with the one was only with colors not appearing while using crunchSMS).
I am not promoting this, but just reporting it. I had no lock-ups, slow downs or any other issues.Posted via BlackBerryForums.com Mobile

I'm just now finding this out. I had to be sure though by running a few experiments. I do see now though that the screen size is the thing, except when it comes to OS 6. It'll be a whole different story then.Posted via BlackBerryForums.com Mobile